Worst waste of talent in the history of boxing?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah. That's it really.
     
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  2. alexvoce

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    for me tyson even i still rate him H2H Greatest of all time if he kept the right mindset and kept with kevin rooney he would have retired undefeated with 70wins never had gone to prison and would have been regarded as the greatest of all time so we wouldnt have to put him with every1 saying that fraud ali is the greatest.
     
    alexvoce, Oct 12, 2010
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  3. vincepierce

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    theres a thin line...
     
    vincepierce, Oct 12, 2010
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    pp?
     
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  5. doug.ie

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    rudi pika...welsh heavyweight.
     
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  6. alexvoce

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    nah heavyweight, ray robinson for me is p4p
     
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  7. doug.ie

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    ross virgo.
     
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  8. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You sound like a little kid talking about his Dad.

    "and and Mike would've punched up Holyfield then beaten up Bowe in the same night and would've knocked out Lennox Lewis in one and then he would put both Klitschko's in hostipal etc etc"
     
    young griffo, Oct 12, 2010
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  9. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you seem a nice guy and i dont wanna be disrespectful to your opinion but that is pure speculation. You could make that argument for any number of fighters using 'ifs'. As for calling Ali a fraud, i just dont know how to answer that
     
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  10. bodhi

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    :lol:
     
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  11. he grant

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    He was a monster ... favored over Holyfield to make the 84 Olympic Team and outboxed slightly but he was a tremendous talent ... fast, very strong, murderous puncher ... undefeated as a pro before going to jail ... a huge waste ..
     
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  12. bodhi

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    Hugely overrated, too.
     
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  13. Ponysmallhorse

    Ponysmallhorse Small but proud Full Member

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    RJJ maybe the most talented fighter who has wins against ATG but still waste of talent.
     
    Ponysmallhorse, Oct 12, 2010
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  14. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    For me It has to be jasmes toney, he has beaten some good opposition but he could have done so much more.

    he had it all.
     
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  15. bodhi

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    No, he had not. Far too one-dimensional for that. Awesoime against pressure fighters, very fulnerable against movers and average against everything in between.
     
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